Credit card spending hits record high at Rs 1.4 lakh crore in May; cards in use at 87.4 million
Credit card spending in India has risen to Rs 1.4 lakh crore in May, according to the Reserve Bank of India. This represents an increase of 5% per month this year. Furthermore, the number of credit cards in active use has risen by more than 5 million since January 2023 and reached 87.4 million in May, which is an all-time high. However, a Transunion Cibil report has cautioned that credit card delinquencies have been rising, increasing by 66 basis points to 2.94% in March 2023.